Along with numerous staff from other Western MA prevention coalitions, SPIFFY Coalition Coordinator Amy Cronin DiCaprio and SPIFFY Policy, Youth, and School Coordinator Lexi Polokoff attended the 2024 CADCA National…
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New Greenfield superintendent brings ‘commitment to supporting the whole child’
…everyone she sees. “I’m definitely someone who wants to … eventually know the names of all my staff and students,” she said. “Greenfield is small enough that I’ll still be…
SPIFFY’s New Coalition Coordinator
SPIFFY has had a recent staff transition. Amy Cronin DiCaprio is no longer working with us and we are excited to report that Lexi Polokoff is moving into the Coordinator…
Meaningfully Teaching Multilingual Learners
Meaningfully Teaching Multilingual Learners grants 15PDPs in English as a Second Language toward License Renewal. This course is intended for paraprofessionals, teachers, and all other education support staff to build…
Leslie B. Edinson
…Massachusetts. An experienced staff developer, he served in that role in Cambridge, MA and has spoken on multicultural schools, performance-based assessment, restructuring rural schools, and co-facilitated the Inclusive Practices Network…
Community Foundation Grants given
…Technical school districts, as well as Greenfield schools, develop more “trauma-informed” cultures. An outcome will be to apply for an implementation grant to provide staff training and onsite clinical support….
What’s so dangerous about critical thinking?
…an environment where every student and staff member feels safe, supported, and free to be themselves as a proud member of their race, religion, sexual orientation, dis/ability, or gender identity….
Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference: Bridging, Belonging & Civic Engagement
…in our schools as we seek to find ways for all students and staff to feel a sense of true belonging. We focus on ways to find shared values, create…
Bridging to Belonging: Working with Polarization in Schools PLC
…for all students and staff to feel a sense of belonging. We will focus on ways to find shared values, create connections through stories, and bridge across different identities, and…
Jillayne Flanders
…at Goshen Center School. During her years at Plains School, with the expert guidance of her amazing faculty and staff, she became a passionate advocate for Early Childhood Education, and…